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tessellation

[tes-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌtɛs əˈleɪ ʃən /




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A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

It was a microcosm for the tessellation Queeman saw in late '90s Harlem even if it wasn't painted with such nuance in national media at the time.

From Salon May 1, 2023

The game’s graphics may seem dull at first, but can be picturesque, particularly with eye candy like depth of field, tessellation and sun shafts.

From The Verge Feb. 17, 2021

Behind us not far was the view of Toledo, a low hump and a comparatively unaspiring tessellation of rooftops, seen from where El Greco did not see it that way.

From The New Yorker Jan. 6, 2020

Butterflies above, below and around; now here, now there, by many turns and twists displaying the brilliant tessellation of their under-sides....

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various




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